This is as simple as it gets. Why buy some cruddy Dell or HP from ripoff artists at Best Buy Alienware or where-ever when you can have a machine perfectly custom built for Your purposes with no unneeded garbage. Instead of picking from some generic crap with an "option" to upgrade the RAM or Hard Drive, you could send an email, sit down with me, consult on what you need, and get exactly that, for damn sure less than what the above mentioned want to charge. I've been doing this a long while and I know exactly what your rig will need, be it for multi-monitor day trading, Hardcore gaming, or Art (or even just entertainment). ALL I ask is that you buy the parts and pay my flat fee of 50 bucks on pickup. Any software you want including games ect are free of charge as long as I have access to it ( and I have a lot ). hope to hear from you soon! Send an email with a serious inquiry and tell me what you need, I'll spit out a price for the parts.